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Growth and Development

Growth, Development, & Biology

Despite the diverse number of creatures that inhabit Yavania, universal growth charts have been created. Your staff understands these do not completely reflect real biology, but we have taken into account as much scientific information we can to create them.

To use the chart, first find your character''s approximate age. Then multiply their adult height or weight with the percentage given. For example, a wolf with the adult stats of 150lbs would be [.25 x 150 = ] 37.5 pounds at 3 months of age.

PREDATORS

This chart affects mammals such as hyenas, canines, felines, and bears.

On Yavania, predator babies are usually weaned at 2 months of age and never later than 3 months.

Growth Chart [Predators]

Age

% of Adult Height

% of Adult Weight

Newborn

10% height

10% weight

2 months

20% height

15% weight

0.25 years

25% height

25% weight

0.50 years

50% height

50% weight

0.75 years

75% height

65% weight

1 year

100% height

80% weight

1.25 years

100% height

85% weight

1.50 years

100% height

90% weight

1.75 year

100% height

95% weight

2 years

100% height

100% weight

Development

When thinking of character mentality, take the age of your character and multiple it by 10 to see what the human mentality equivalent is. Example: 0.25 = 2.5 years old; 0.5 = 5 years old; 0.75 = 7.5 years old. This is a rough estimate.

The following are the stages of life for predator/omnivore characters on Yavania:

ManesFor lions (and other creatures that you buy manes for via longer fur), their mane begins growing at 1 year of age and finishes at 2 years of age.

Age

Description

Babe (0 months - 11 months)

0 - 24 days (0 years)

Until babies are 20-24 days old, they cannot hear, see, or even move very well. They rely on their mother's milk for the entirety of their diet.

1 month (0 years)

At this age, they don't know very much yet and are still learning to speak. They must learn to use their senses and body, including how to walk. They may start to try to explore a little outside the den. They still rely mostly on their mother's milk but are getting some partially-digested or soft meats.

2 months (0 years)

They become fully weaned between now and 3 months of age, depending on the mother and babe's preferences. Dominance and play fighting begin as they practice coordination and movement. Growth of adult hair around nose and eyes.

3 months (0.25 years)

Babes are weaned and eating meat.

4 months (0.5 years)

Babes are beginning to explore more and more.

5 months (0.5 years)

Babes begin to adventure out more but they tend not to wander too far from their homelands without adults. A mile away from their home is the most they might wander, without a parent.

6 months (0.5 years)

Babes begin to accompany adults on hunts to watch and try to learn.

7 - 10 months (0.5 years)

Babes are still learning skills necessary to survive.

11 months (0.75 years)

The babes begin to look more like their adult counterparts, still retaining child-like mentality but growing each day. They have more stamina and can journey further. Attending hunts with adults is common as well as hands on practice as they get closer to a year in age.

Teen (1 year - 1.75)

1 - 1.75 years

Characters at this age are teens. Younger teens are still child-like, not yet done growing mentally or physically (though they have reached their adult height). Until the age of 1.5, they are likely still seen as children by adults. However, characters at this age may hold a worker rank in a realm.

Adult

2 - 6.75 years

At this age, characters are sexually mature and fully mentally developed. They may hold council ranks, including king/queen, and come and go from realms as they please.

Elder

7-9 years

Characters might be starting to deteriorate mentally and physically. Mental deterioration may vary, as not all characters will suffer this. Note: this is different for creatures with the unique power metabolic.

UNGULATE

All Ungulate babes are usually weaned at 5 - 6 months of age. The following chart is for animals such as horses, deer, ponies, antelope, etc.

Growth Chart [Ungulate]

Age

% of Adult Height

% of Adult Weight

Newborn

43% height

40% weight

1 month

73% height

50% weight

2 months

75% height

60% weight

0.25 years

78% height

65% weight

0.50 years

81% height

75% weight

0.75 years

83% height

78% weight

1 year

84% height

80% weight

1.25 years

88% height

85% weight

1.50 years

90% height

90% weight

1.75 year

95% height

95% weight

2 years

100% height

100% weight

Development

When thinking of character mentality, take the age of your character and multiple it by 10 to see what the human mentality equivalent is. Example: 0.25 = 2.5 years old; 0.5 = 5 years old; 0.75 = 7.5 years old. This is a rough estimate.

The following are the stages of life for hoofed-herbivores characters on Yavania:

AntlersFor species that naturally have antlers, they begin to grow at 0.75 years of age. Additionally, deer shed their antlers in late fall and regrow them each spring.

Feat

Description

Babe (0 months - 11 months)

0 - 4 months

Unlike predator babes, herbivore babes can walk and run quickly after birth. They have to be able to to survive, though they lack the coordination of adults.

5 - 6 months

Babes are fully weaned.

6 - 11 months

The babes begin to look more like their adult counterparts, still retaining child-like mentality but growing each day.

Teen (1 year - 1.75)

1 - 1.75 years

Characters at this age are teens. Younger teens are still child-like, not yet done growing mentally or physically (though they have reached their adult height). Until the age of 1.5, they are likely still seen as children by adults. However, characters at this age may hold a worker rank in a realm.

Adult

2 - 6.75 years

At this age, characters are sexually mature and fully mentally developed. They may hold council ranks, including king/queen, and come and go from realms as they please.

Elder

7-9 years

Characters might be starting to deteriorate mentally and physically. Mental deterioration may vary, as not all characters will suffer this. Note: this is different for creatures with the unique power metabolic.

REPTILES

This chart affects reptiles such as snakes, lizards, and crocodiles.

Growth Chart [Reptiles]

Age

% of Adult Height

% of Adult Weight

0.00

10% length

10% weight

0.25 years

12.5% length

12.5% weight

0.50 years

25% length

25% weight

0.75 years

37.5% length

37.5% weight

1 year

50% length

50% weight

1.25 years

62.5% length

62.5% weight

1.50 years

75% length

75% weight

1.75 year

87.5% length

87.5% weight

2 years

100% length

100% weight

SMALL BIRDS

This chart affects small birds such as finches and songbirds; not raptors like eagles and hawks.

Most nest-dwelling birds hatch with their eyes closed but they usually open by 7 days. At this time, they practice using their wings (mostly for walking around). Small birds learn to fly within their first season of life and are often quite good at it by the time they are 6 months old, though they are still babes by Yavania's standards.

Growth Chart [Small Birds]

Age

% of Adult Height

% of Adult Weight

0.00

10% length

15% weight

0.25 years

50% length

35% weight

0.50 years

100% length

70% weight

0.75 years

100% length

100% weight

1 year

100% length

100% weight

1.25 years

100% length

100% weight

1.50 years

100% length

100% weight

1.75 year

100% length

100% weight

2 years

100% length

100% weight

BIRDS OF PREY

This chart affects large birds such as eagles, hawks and falcons.

Most nest-dwelling birds hatch with their eyes closed but they usually open by 7 days. At this time, they practice using their wings (mostly for walking around).

Growth Chart [Birds of Prey]

Age

% of Adult Height

% of Adult Weight

Newborn

20% length

10% weight

2 months

30% length

20% weight

0.25 years

50% length

50% weight

0.50 years

75% length

75% weight

0.75 years

100% length

100% weight

1 year

100% length

100% weight

1.25 years

100% length

100% weight

1.50 years

100% length

100% weight

1.75 years

100% length

100% weight

2 years

100% length

100% height

FLIGHTLESS BIRDS

This chart affects flightless birds such as ratites (ostrich, emu, cassowary, rhea and kiwi) and penguins. To get newborn weight multiply the adult weight by 0.008.

Growth Chart [Flightless Birds]

Age

% of Adult Height

% of Adult Weight

Newborn

10% height

.8% weight

1 month

22% height

.8% weight

2 months

40% height

10% weight

0.25 years

55% height

30% weight

0.50 years

75% height

75% weight

0.75 years

90% height

90% weight

1 year

100% height

100% weight

1.25 years

100% height

100% weight

1.50 years

100% height

100% weight

1.75 years

100% height

100% weight

2 years

100% height

100% height

MONKEYS

This chart affects monkeys, such as baboons, Mandrills, Capuchins, and macaque. It does NOT affect apes OR prosimians (such as lemurs, tarsiers, galagos, and lorisids).

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